Long-term effects of tillage and fertilization on soil organic matter dynamics

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 152-159

  Salinas Garcia, J R ^a   Hons, F M ^a   Matocha, J E ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY CORPUS CHRISTI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

FERTILIZATION; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; ORGANIC MATTER; SEQUESTRATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TILLAGE;

BIOMASS; CARBON; CLAY; CROPS; CULTIVATION; EFFECTS; NITROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CHISEL; CONVENTIONAL TILLAGE; CORN; FERTILIZATION; MINERALIZATION; MINIMUM TILLAGE; MOLDBOARD; NO TILLAGE; SOIL MICROBIAL BIOMASS CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON;

SOILS;

EID: 0030614195     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1997.03615995006100010023x     Document Type: Article

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